Stanford Politics Podcast

Stanford Politics

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We’re three Stanford students having a casual conversation about politics and the world: no agenda, no pretenses, no joke (just kidding-- plenty of them). Join our discussion, and hear from public figures and faculty experts who join us on the show. ...Show More

The team is back for another year with our brand new co-host, Justin! Hear our takes on the upcoming midterms, the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh, and pop superstar turned political activist Taylor Swift.

In this final episode of the second season, Lucas interviews Stanford's new provost Persis Drell. Listen as they discuss issues of diversity, politics and university administration. Also, we've got a new name (again). In keeping with the Stanford Pol...Show More

Ben and Kayla quickly review the latest going-ons of the Trump administration, including the controversial resignation of Michael Flynn. Kayla then sits down with Stanford Law School professor Michele Dauber for a comprehensive discussion on the hist...Show More

Maddie and Lucas provide a brief update on the status of the Trump administration, including the executive order on immigration from seven muslim-majority countries, and then go on to discuss the protests of Milo Yiannopoulos at Berkeley as well as s...Show More

Lucas, Ben, and Maddie provide a rundown of Trump's recent executive actions, some commentary on political strategy for both the Republican and Democratic parties, and a brief update on some campus news. Also, Kayla went to the Women's March on Washi...Show More

Ben and Lucas discuss Trump's inaugural address and break down the current partisan make up of Washington. Lucas then interviews Stanford student Jay Reader who voted for Trump to ask him about how he came to that decision as well as his opinions of ...Show More

Aakash, Kayla, and Lucas wrap up 2016 with a discussion on what has proven to be a tumultuous 2 weeks at Stanford and in the world. First, they analyze the Stanford administration's decision to ban the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band ...Show More

Ben, Kayla, and Lucas discuss the coming together or the Trump administration, the death of Fidel Castro, and the recent "People's Walkout" that occurred at Stanford. Aakash then sits down with Ralph Castro (Associate Dean of Students and Director of...Show More

In the first episode of season 2 of The Axe and Politics, Kayla, Lucas, and Aakash give a quick recap of the 2016 presidential election and the appointment of Stanford's new provost Persis Drell. Ben then sits down with David Crane, a former special ...Show More

In the final episode of the season, Ruairí and Lucas give a rundown of the Brock Turner controversy and a quick update on the 2016 presidential election. We also present a special phone interview (seek to 11:40) Ruairí did last week with Senator Cory...Show More

This week, Ruairí and Lucas give a quick update on the 2016 presidential election and discuss the latest in campus news. Later (seek to 10:00), Kayla interviews student Joshua Seawell about his recent Stanford initiative.
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This week, Ruairí and Lucas give a quick update on the 2016 presidential election and discuss the latest in campus politics, and Kayla interviews (seek to 12:55) Stanford's outgoing student president and student vice president, John-Lancaster Finley ...Show More

After a brief hiatus Kayla, Ruairí, and Lucas return to bring you a new episode of The Axe and Politics. This week's episode features a conversation (seek to 9:55) between former SPJ Editor-in-Chief, Jason Willick, and current Editor-in-Chief, Truman...Show More

Kayla, Ruairí, and Lucas discuss the presidential election and campus news, and the Center for Ethics in Society presents an interview (seek to 14:24) of Larissa MacFarquhar, staff writer for The New Yorker.
The Axe and Politics podcast is still a w...Show More

After our spring break, the second half of this debut season of The Axe and Politics kicks off with a round-up of the latest developments in the presidential election and an overview of recent campus politics, and later in the show, SPJ staff writer ...Show More

In this week's episode of The Axe and Politics, Kayla, Ruairí, and Lucas discuss the presidential election and Stanford news. Also, the McCoy Center for Ethics in Society presents (seek to 13:00) a conversation with Thomas Piketty and Kenneth Arrow o...Show More

Our podcast has a new name! And it's no longer scripted...Kayla, Ruairí, and Lucas bring you the latest and are later joined by guests Bruce Cain (Professor of Political Science), Ryan Matsumoto (President of Stanford College Republicans), and Jake D...Show More

Kayla, Ruairí, and Lucas give an update on Stanford and national news. Also, send us your thoughts about what the name of this podcast should be by emailing kaylamg@stanford.edu.
Our podcast is still a work in progress. Thanks for joining us, and pl...Show More

Kayla, Ruairí, and Lucas give an update on the news, and Kayla takes a deeper look at the controversy over things named after historical figures with questionable pasts (seek to 5:28). Joined by guests James Campbell (Edgar E. Robinson Professor of H...Show More

Kayla and Lucas give an update on national and Stanford-related news and later, thanks to the McCoy Center for Ethics in Society, Ruairí and SPJ Interviews Editor have a conversation (seek to 6:22)with former Congressman Barney Frank about the curren...Show More

The Stanford Political Journal debuts its new podcast with Senior Editor Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna, Multimedia Director Kayla Guillory, and staff writer Lucas Rodriguez. Kayla, Ruairí, and Lucas give an update on Stanford-related news and take a look at t...Show More